| Media | Title and date | Description |
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Radio
2:28
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Oct. 17, 1954
Ernie Smith's hurricane tragedy
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Ernie Smith scraped together $1,000 to buy a small house by the water. Now it looks "like a smashed packing crate."
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Radio
2:34
|
Oct. 14, 1954
Rebuilding Long Branch after Hurricane Hazel
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Even as police evacuate Toronto residents from their homes, city officials make plans to purchase the ruined homes and create a park where the homes stood.
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Radio
2:20
|
Oct. 14, 1954
Hurricane Hazel: A family escapes the flood
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A man and his family escape from their home as it fills with water. Some of his neighbours are not so lucky.
|
Radio
10:28
|
Aug. 10, 1954
Bridging the St. Lawrence
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St-Laurent finally reaches agreement on the St. Lawrence Seaway.
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Radio
3:58
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July 19, 1954
Athlete can't afford the Olympics
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One athlete can't afford the trip to the '54 Empire Games
|
Radio
6:34
|
June 6, 1954
Normandy revisited
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Ten years after D-Day, Matthew Halton returns to a changed Normandy.
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Radio
10:37
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March 6, 1954
U.S. Senate asks Pearson for Gouzenko interview (poor audio)
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Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson responds to an American government request to interview Gouzenko.
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Radio
2:41
|
Feb. 25, 1954
UN head praises Canadians as diplomats
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Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary-General of the United Nations, addresses the Empire Club of Canada.
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Radio
24:14
|
Nov. 14, 1953
Eisenhower's first parliamentary address, 1953
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President applauded for opening speech in French to "mes amis qui parlent le français."
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Radio
3:15
|
Aug. 10, 1953
Liberal majority for Louis St-Laurent in 1953
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Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent thanks voters for their expression of confidence in his party.
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Radio
14:11
|
June 2, 1953
Matthew Halton: The Queen's coronation
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Halton reports on the new spirit and new Queen in England.
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Radio
14:18
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May 28, 1953
Coronation airlift
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"Operation Pony Express" will fly film of the Coronation from Buckingham Palace to Canada by helicopter, RAF bomber and RCAF fighter.
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Radio
22:34
|
Jan. 20, 1953
Ike takes office
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Dwight D. Eisenhower is sworn in as the 34th president of the United States.
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Radio
2:40
|
Feb. 6, 1952
Proclamation of Elizabeth as Queen
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King George VI dies and Elizabeth, just 25, becomes Queen.
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Radio
0:38
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Dec. 31, 1951
'Bashing' Bill Barilko is missing
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"Bashing Bill Barilko" has just scored the game-winning goal to win the Stanley Cup.
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Matthew Halton: The Queen's coronation.
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